Hood catch



R. H. DAVBS HOOD CATCH July 3, 1929..

Filed Sept. 29, 192'? /NVENTOR Y f MV/,

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RAY H. DAVIS, F FLINT, MICHIGAN, .AS'SIGN'ORl T0 FYND PRODUQTS COMPANY, A.

4C()RFORA'LION OF MICHIGAN.

Hoon canon.V

Application inea september 29, i927. serial no. 2122,774.

This invention relates to catches and more particularly. o hood catches adapted for use on automobiles.

One of the primary objects of my invention is to provide a simple and economical catch which will be void of rattles and which may be released simultaneously with the re- Ilease of the hood and by the same movement as is required for the releasing of the hood.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and construction of the various parts of my improved device as described in the specification, claimed in my claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

The single ligure is a vertical sectional view showing my improved device in operative position. v

l have shown'a member 5 which may. corre-l spond to the vehicle frame of a motor vehicle and which has secured thereto by rivets 6 an angle member 7 provided with a jaw 8 at the top thereof.

Over the member is a sheet 9 which may correspond to a hood side piece and which'has secured thereto by rivets 10 a somewhat U shaped bracket 11. rlhe legs 12 and 18 of the l bracket are provided with openings 14 and 15 thru which is extended a channel piece 16 having a jaw 17 adjacent the bottom thereof which is adapted to engage with the jaw 8 on the member 9. Vertical upward pull '16 and its jaw 17 by means of a coil spring 18 positioned within the channel piece bearing at its top on the top of the changel piece as at 19 and at its bottom against a truck out lug 20 on the bracket 11. bottom .of the coil spring and tends to hold the same against lateraldisplacement as well as against vertical movement.

ln order to hold the channel piece 16and its jaw 17 resiliently pressed toward thejaw 8 when in assembled position l have provided an elongated spring member 21 having a turned up end 22 engaging the top of the leg 12 and a struck up portion 23 engaging the bottom of the leg 13 so as to definitely vertically locate the-same. An inwardly bent leg 24 of the spring bears `against the lower end of the channel 16 exerting a spring pressure thereon. rl`his spring pressure is exerted both when the jaw 17 is engaged with the The lug extends under the jaw 8 andwhen the two are disengaged. It will be apparent that the channel. 16 may swing in the openings '14 and 15 when the` jaws are being engaged or disengaged. The opening 14 acts as' the pivotpoint while the larger opening lprovides for the greatest swinging movement.

A handle 25 is positioned on the outside of the hood side piece or plateA 9 and is provided with a lever portion 26 which extends thru an opening 27 inthe plate 9 and is pivotally lsecured as at 28 to the channel piece 16. A legl 29 on the llever 26 bears against the face of the jaw 8 when the two jaws of the catch. are engagedso'= that the lever and its handle may be held against vibrat-ionI or rattling..A When it is desired to disengage the jaws of the catch the lhandle 25 is raised upwardly, causing the lever26 to pivot about its point 28 so that the leg 29 pushes against the jaw 8 moving the channel piece 16 inwardly against the pressure of the spring leg 24, thus the jaws are disengaged and the plate 9 simultaneously raised. When it is desired to engage the jaws* downward pressure may be exerted on. the handle 25 so as to simultaneously lower the plate v9. and push the channel piece 16 inwardly until the jaw 8' and jaw 17 are in position to be engaged.

lt will be obvious that various changes may be made in the arrangement, combination and construction ofthe various parts of my improved device Without departing from the spirit of my invention and it is my intention to cover by my claims such changes as may be reasonably included within the scope thereof. v

What l claim is:

1. A catch of the class. described comprising a lixed jaw member and a movable jaw member, an operating member for engaging and disengaging the jaw membersyand independent resilient means constantly exerting pressure both laterally and vertically on the movable jaw member. v

2. A catch vof the class described comprising a fixed jaw member and a movable jaw member, an operating member for engaging and disengagingthe jaw members, and resilient means exerting-pressure both laterally and vertically on the movable jaw member, said means comprising springs pressing said jaw both laterally and vertically.

3. A catch of the class described comprising a fixed jaw member, a movable closure member and a movable elongated member sesaid jaw member, resilient means tending to` move the jaws together laterally and to move them apart vertically,sa'id means comprising springs pressing the elongated member, and operable means for overcoming said resilient means to engage and disengage the aws.

5. A catch of the .class described comprising 'aiixed jaw member, a movable closure member and a movable elongated member secured thereto, `a jaw member on the elbngated member adapted to engage the irst said jaw member, resilient means tending to move the jaws together laterally and to move 4them apart vertically, said means comprising sprin s pressing the elongated member,

and opera le means for overcoming said reoperable means silient means to engage and disengage the jaws, said operable means "comprising a' leverage `device secured to the elongated member and pressed against the iixep jaw when the jaws are engaged. i

6. A catch of the class described comprising a fixed jaw member, a closure member, a pair of slotted bracket members secured on one side of the closure member, an elongated memberiextended thru the slots and adapted for a relatively wide swinging movement in one slot and slight swinging movement in the other, a jaw on the elongated member adjacent the slotl roviding wide movement, or moving the elongated means to engage and disengage the jaws, re silient means resisting swinging of the elongated member in the slots and constantly directing lateral pressure against said elongated member, and resilient means constantly urging said jaw members apart 1n a vertica direction.

7 A catch of the vclass described .compris--y ing-a fixed jaw member, a closure member, a

pair 'of slotted bracket members secured on Amoving the elongated means to engage and disengage th'e jaws, and resilient means independent of sa1d spring means reslstlng swinging of the elongated member-in the.

slots, said means comprising a spring secured to at least one of said bracket members and bearing against a portion of the elongated member said spring constantly directing lateral pressure against the elongated member.

8. A catch' of the class described comprising a fixed jawmember, a closure member, a pair of slotted bracket-members secured on one side of the closure member, an elongated member extended thru the lSlots and adapted for a relatively wide swinging movement 1n4 one slot and slight swinging movement in the other, a jaw on the elongated member adjacent the slot roviding wide movement, operable means 'or moving the elongated means to engage and disengage the jaws and resilient means resisting swinging of the elongated member in the slots, said means comprising a spring secured to at least one of said bracket members and bearing against the enlongated member `adjacent the ljaw thereon.

9. A catchof the class described comprising a iixed jaw member, a closure member, a pair of slotted bracket members secured on onev side. of the closure member, an elongated member extended thru the slots and adapted for a relatively wide swinging movement in one slot and slight swinging movement in the other, a jaw on the elongated member a'djaocent the slot providing wide movement, operable means for moving the elongated means to engage and `disengage the jaws and resilient means resisting swinging of the elongated member, said means comprising an 'elongated spring secured to said bracket members and having a portion extended to 1 and pressing against the said. elongated member.

RAY H. DAVIS. l 

